Reger, Missouri Explained

Reger is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Missouri, United States. It is located along Missouri Route 6, approximately six miles southwest of Milan. Locust Creek flows past just to the east.[1]

Reger was laid out in 1881.[2] The community has the name of O. M. Reger, an early citizen.[3] A post office called Reger was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1968.[4]

Henry Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.22
  2. Web site: Sullivan County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070456/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sullivan.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 27, 2016.
  3. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1918 . 367.
  4. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 November 2016.

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